The inmate worker program is coordinated by the Trustee Coordinator. This officer is responsible for screening, hiring and disciplining approximately 110 workers. The Trustee Coordinator interacts with Corrections Officers, shift supervisors, Corrections Technicians, food service and medical staff regarding inmate workers.

The inmate workers perform various work details throughout the jail, including kitchen, laundry, painting, pulling meal carts, janitorial and commissary. The cost savings to the Jail per day is estimated at $3,724.00. This represents a savings of over a million dollars a year to the Jail and the citizens of Pierce County.